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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1996	302 individuals	A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1993	17,915 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	-	3 breeding pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	-	8 breeding pairs	B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	15 breeding pairs	B3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1993	22,847 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Balikdamý	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	45
1994	Balikdami GR	Game Reserve	45
2019	Balıkdamı Gölü	Wetland of National Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
agriculture	25
hunting	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balıkdamı (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balıkdamı-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.